Meet our Coaches

Name: Paul Duffy (Coaching Co-ordinator)

Qualification: Leader in Running Fitness

Sessions I coach: Tuesday Intervals/Track, and Hills

Favourite Race: Welsh Castles Relay and Round Norfolk Relay

What I love about coaching: Watching people improve, grow in confidence and achieving what they never thought possible!

Name: Kim Bobsin (Beginners Lead)

Qualification: Leader in Running Fitness

Sessions I coach: Beginners

Favourite Race: Thames Towpath

What I love about coaching: Seeing others pick up an enthusiasm for running.

Name: Anna Richardson (Advanced Lead)

Qualification: Leader in Running Fitness

Sessions I coach: Tuesday Intervals/Track

Favourite Race: London Marathon

What I love about coaching: Getting to know new Eagles and learning about their running journey!

Name: Niall Gilchrist (Advanced Lead)

Qualification: Leader in Running Fitness

Sessions I coach: Tuesday Intervals/Track, Hills

Favourite Race: Round Norfolk Relay

What I love about coaching: Giving back to the club and seeing all of us flourish together

Name: Tom James

Qualification: Leader in Running Fitness

Sessions I coach: Tuesday Intervals/Track, Hills

Favourite Race: Ealing Half Marathon is hard to beat

What I love about coaching: Seeing people push themselves into uncomfortable places and then reaping the rewards.

Name: Will Coates

Qualification: Leader in Running Fitness

Sessions I coach: Tuesday Intervals/Track, and Hills

Favourite Race: Welsh Castles Relay and Round Norfolk Relay

What I love about coaching: Coming up with new sessions and having lots of different locations to choose from when it's light enough in the evenings.

Name: Henrietta Marsh-Smith

Qualification: Coach in Running Fitness

Sessions I coach: Monday Day Time, Tuesday Intervals/Track, Hills

Favourite Race: 10k

What I love about coaching: Sharing my experience with others as well as helping to motivate others and hot their goals.

Name: Sacha Syed

Qualification: Leader in Running Fitness (and football & parkour qualifications)

Sessions I coach: Tuesday Intervals/Track, Hills, Other

Favourite Race: Ealing Half Marathon

What I love about coaching: Getting the opportunity to be playful with others, the connections that grow and seeing how people develop skill and improve 

Name: Caroline Rush

Qualification: Leader in Running Fitness

Sessions I coach: Monday Day Time

Favourite Race: Wedding Day 7k

What I love about coaching: Encouraging new runners to give it a go and seeing them grow in confidence as they improve.

Name: Trevor Pask

Qualification: Leader in Running Fitness

Sessions I coach: Tuesday Intervals/Track, Hills, Other, Beginners

Favourite Race: London to Brighton Ultra or Winter Run 10k

What I love about coaching: It's about helping people achieve personal goals.